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...ssed the shutter and the screen
started to display a numeric countdown from ten. Quinn hurried to
Fran to stand beside her friend. "Smile."After the
camera flash, Quinn rushed back and checked the camera. "Yes!"Fran approached at a slower pace. "Hmm. I didn't break
the camera."Quinn showed the small display. Behind the
two young women were the beach and the setting sun above the horizon.Fran said, "Nice picture. But, what's this all about?"Quinn replied, "Realizing I have a new home.""New home?""California. Now that I'm
back, I know that this is home.""What about your
friends back in Maryland?""Sandi will probably be
out here by next year, but Stacy and Tiffany are making their lives
back east. We'll stay friends, but we have to move on. We would all
have to give up something important to stay together in Lawndale. And
yeah, my family's back there, butthis is what feels right for me.
I'll go back to visit, but like Daria staying in Boston, I'm staying
in Malibu.""And I'm out here because?""Only a good friend would understand.""Yeah,
I understand."Trent stepped onto the stage of McGrundy's Pub and sat
against a single wooden stool behind a microphone stand. He coughed
and said, "Hey, I'm Trent Lane. I know you're expecting Mystik
Spiral, but we've had a change of plans. For a lot of years, we used
to say, 'Eyes on the prize' and followed a dream."Trent
strummed the guitar and made a small tuning adjustment. "That's
over. Mystik Spiral's gone. Some dreams don't last."Looking...